As the Southern Baptist Convention in its recent annual meeting has proved itself unreliably Baptist, it gives me pause to think about how quickly the transmogrification of this Baptist denomination into its ecclesiastical opposite has happened. Baptist folk often have...
Pope Francis appeared to back Native Americans seeking to halt part of the Dakota Access Pipeline, saying indigenous cultures have a right to defend “their ancestral relationship to the earth.”
If we’ve ever needed the Lord’s Prayer, we sure do need it now. I don’t know about you but there have been days when I don’t know what to pray. Or, perhaps, it is better said that I don’t know…
Dear President Trump: I am sure you are getting letters from groups that feel like they are being mistreated. Muslims, Hispanics, African Americans, women, Jews, the poor, and the LGBTQ community have legitimate concerns, but have you thought about how you…
Ministers yearning for higher salaries may be wealthier than they think, a new study suggests. The tighter a pastor’s financial situation is, the fuller her or his relationships will be, according to the Barna Group. The organization says it finds…
Please submit transitions — including staff changes, ordinations, anniversaries or deaths — to Barbara Francis. This page will be updated weekly. STAFF CHANGES Sean Brown, to Wedgwood Community Church, Seattle, Wash., as pastor. Dennis Burton, to Wingate (N.C.) Baptist Church, as…
The Southern Baptist Convention’s top spokesman for moral concerns applauded a rare attempt by Republicans in Congress to block a District of Columbia law that would make assisted suicide legal in the heavily Democratic district. Russell Moore, president of the…
“We weren’t trying to break the law. We were offering humanitarian assistance.” An interview with Lutheran pastor Alexia Salvatierra.
Mark Osler said he planned to use his time as a chapel speaker not to address LGBTQ issues or the Baylor sexual abuse crisis, but rather to talk about his work on federal clemency.
Trump’s focus seems to be on permitting religious groups to play a more vocal role in political campaigns. Research suggests there would be much wider and likely negative ramifications if he fully follows through on his pledge.
The people who filled the pews of St. John’s Episcopal Church for a private service on the morning of the inauguration were a testament to the ascendancy of the religious right in Donald J. Trump’s Washington.
Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, and he started to teach them. He began: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of…
If your household is like mine, the commercials during the Super Bowl garner as much attention as the game itself, and this year one in particular caught my eye. In the break between the third and fourth quarters, the NFL…
